A Train to a Distant August
5.6
A participant in the war with the fascist regime, a Soviet soldier Chigorin, who bravely fought in Odessa, decides to return to the black sea city and walk through the memorable places where a lot of blood of brave defenders was shed for every inch of land. On the train, a random companion of the man becomes Katya, a charming young girl who asks Chigorin to tell about those events. Going headfirst into the memories, the former soldier begins his story, in which there is a place for selflessness, friendship, mutual assistance, love and heroism…
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Cast
22 people
Yelena Kozelkova
Eva / Katya / Yekaterina Stanislavovna
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Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Chigorin
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lieutenant general Sofronov
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Viktor Strizhyov
regional Committee Secretary Kolybanov
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Pyotr Shcherbakov
divisional commissioner Azarov
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divisional commissioner Voronin
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Vadim Lysenko Director · Grigori Pozhenyan Screenplay Yevgeni Stikhin Composer
First release December 6, 1971 · Produced in Russia · Original title Поезд в далёкий август
Production
Odessa Film Studio
Production
Russia
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Original title
Поезд в далёкий август
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 6, 1971
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No release date listed for United States.
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